Gay Men’s Chorus Mourns a Singer
In late June, Tad Montgomery packed 15 types of medicine into an Igloo cooler, filled a duffel bag with an array of medical gadgetry and--ignoring his doctor’s orders--flew to Denver to sing with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles at a national gathering of gay and lesbian choruses.
The song and camaraderie the chorus provided, Montgomery said, were not only a source of joy but an antidote to the devastating symptoms of the AIDS-related illnesses that had invaded his body.
Sunday, the 36-year-old former Eagle Scout, who was profiled in an Aug. 2 View story about the chorus, died, becoming the 78th chorus member to die of AIDS-related causes since the disease emerged in the early 1980s.
He is survived by his father and mother and his sister.
Members of the chorus will sing at a memorial for Montgomery later this month, and the full chorus will perform the cantata “Hidden Legacies” at AIDS benefits on Oct. 30 and Nov. 1 and 2 in Long Beach, Westwood and Pasadena.
Information about the fund-raising concerts is available from the chorus at (213) 383-6770.
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